Fundraising news

Stephen A. Corcoran Memorial Fund Established

Emily Carr is proud to announce a new partnership with First Capital Realty and the creation of the First Capital Realty Sculpture Contest – the winning designer will receive $5,000!

La Dolce Vita II, hosted by Livingspace, Bacci's and Boboli promises to be the event of the season. It will also be in support of Emily Carr's Industrial Design program. (See the great piece from Breakfast Television for a sneak preview.)

The family of prolific Kitsilano artist Mary Plumb Blade are having a one-day public sale of her works. Mary’s nephew, Hylon Plumb, is hoping to find new homes for many of her paintings at very reasonable prices. Proceeds from the sale will be donated to Emily Carr to provide additional funding for the Mary Plumb Blade Graduation Award which was established in 1995. Please stop by to support Emily Carr students! 

Mary Plumb Blade Art Sale
Sunday, August 4
1-4pm
Lirio House, 3520 W 10 Avenue, Vancouver

Thanks to a generous donation by Board of Governors member Bob Rennie, Emily Carr has established a fund created specifically to match donations made by university alumni. To announce and celebrate this new fund, Emily Carr has launched its first-ever Indiegogo campaign.  The campaign, called Match It Up, includes a video produced by Leah Nelson and Jay Grandin, Emily Carr alumni and founders of Giant Ant Media.

Thanks to Board of Governors member Bob Rennie, who created a generous matching fund, Emily Carr will now be able to match donations made by university alumni. In celebration of this new fund, Emily Carr has launched a campaign on Indiegogo, the world’s largest crowdfunding platform. This campaign, called Match It Up, includes a video produced by Leah Nelson and Jay Grandin, Emily Carr alumni and founders of Giant Ant.

Emily Carr Launches Unique Indiegogo Campaign

Thanks to Board of Governors member Bob Rennie, who created a generous matching fund, Emily Carr will now be able to match donations made by university alumni. In celebration of this new fund, Emily Carr has launched a campaign on Indiegogo, the world’s largest crowdfunding platform.

Since Ross Bonetti established Livingspace in 1988, it has grown to become Vancouver's premier destination for European modern furniture.  During this time, Mr. Bonetti has also become known as a community supporter, and for assisting Emily Carr Industrial Design students through scholarships and work study placements.

In the fall of 2011, this relationship deepened when Livingspace moved its showroom into the old Mitchell Press building, the same building that houses Emily Carr's MAA studios.

It was no surprise that when Livingspace held its spectacular La Dolce Vita fundraising event in August, Livingspace's relationship with Emily Carr students was in the forefront of Bonetti's mind.

When Evaleen Jaager Roy joined Emily Carr’s Board of Governors - first as Director and then as Board Chair - she brought with her expertise and enthusiasm for business, philanthropy and higher education.

But it is Evaleen’s love and respect for her family, combined with her commitment to the university, which inspired her, together with her husband Peter Roy, to create a scholarship in her father’s name earlier this year. The “Walter Jaager Excellence in Painting Scholarship” will provide an annual $1,000 scholarship to the student with the highest academic placement within the painting program.